Title: LWN Recipe
Author: Nawras92
Published: <strong>08 March, 2023</strong>
Last modified: 09 ougùstùs, 2026

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# LWN Recipe

 By [Nawras92](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nawras92/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/lwn-recipe.2.2.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/lwn-recipe/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/lwn-recipe/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/lwn-recipe/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/lwn-recipe/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lwn-recipe/)

## Description

LWN Recipe is a free, lightweight recipe plugin built for one job: getting your 
recipes to look great on your site and rank well in Google.

**Get found in search.** Every recipe automatically outputs Recipe schema.org / 
JSON-LD markup – the structured data Google uses to show rich results like star 
ratings, cook time, and photos directly in search. No separate SEO plugin, no manual
code.

**Pick a design, not a page builder.** Choose from 5 ready-made recipe page layouts–
Card, Editorial, Recipe Card, Split Screen, and Timeline – right from your settings
page. Every layout is fully responsive and print-friendly, and you can switch anytime
without touching a single template file.

**Works the way you already work.** Enter recipes through the classic metabox fields
or the block editor’s Recipe Meta block – your choice. Recipe pages render correctly
on both classic themes and modern block themes (like Twenty Twenty-Five), including
your site’s real header and navigation.

**No bloat, no upsells.** LWN Recipe does one thing well instead of trying to be
an all-in-one page builder. It’s free, and it stays out of your way.

#### Key features

 * Automatic Recipe schema.org / JSON-LD markup for Google rich results (ratings,
   cook time, photo)
 * 5 selectable, fully responsive recipe page designs – switch anytime from Settings
 * Customizable badge text on recipe pages (or hide it entirely)
 * Recipe custom post type: ingredients, steps, prep/cook/total time, servings, 
   meal type, vegan flag
 * Recipe taxonomy for organizing recipes into types
 * Works with both the classic editor and the block editor
 * Works with both classic themes and block themes (renders your theme’s real header/
   footer)
 * Recipe blocks and block patterns for the block editor
 * Recipe widgets and sidebar for classic themes
 * Clean, dependency-light codebase – no external services required

## Screenshots

[⌊Card style - the default recipe page: photo hero, meta bar, and tickable ingredients
beside the method.⌉⌊Card style - the default recipe page: photo hero, meta bar, 
and tickable ingredients beside the method.⌉[

Card style – the default recipe page: photo hero, meta bar, and tickable ingredients
beside the method.

[⌊Editorial style - serif masthead, ruled stat table, and a sticky ingredient rail.⌉⌊
Editorial style - serif masthead, ruled stat table, and a sticky ingredient rail
.⌉[

Editorial style – serif masthead, ruled stat table, and a sticky ingredient rail.

[⌊Recipe Card style - a printable index card in monospace, with "You need" and "
You do" columns.⌉⌊Recipe Card style - a printable index card in monospace, with "
You need" and "You do" columns.⌉[

Recipe Card style – a printable index card in monospace, with “You need” and “You
do” columns.

[⌊Split Screen style - photo and ingredients stay pinned while the method scrolls.⌉⌊
Split Screen style - photo and ingredients stay pinned while the method scrolls.⌉[

Split Screen style – photo and ingredients stay pinned while the method scrolls.

[⌊Timeline style - steps run down a spine with a "Have ready" ingredient row above.⌉⌊
Timeline style - steps run down a spine with a "Have ready" ingredient row above
.⌉[

Timeline style – steps run down a spine with a “Have ready” ingredient row above.

[⌊The recipe archive - a card grid of every published recipe.⌉⌊The recipe archive-
a card grid of every published recipe.⌉[

The recipe archive – a card grid of every published recipe.

[⌊Settings - pick any of the five page styles from a dropdown and set your own badge
text.⌉⌊Settings - pick any of the five page styles from a dropdown and set your 
own badge text.⌉[

Settings – pick any of the five page styles from a dropdown and set your own badge
text.

[⌊Editing a recipe - ingredients, steps, times, servings, meal, and vegan flag in
one screen.⌉⌊Editing a recipe - ingredients, steps, times, servings, meal, and vegan
flag in one screen.⌉[

Editing a recipe – ingredients, steps, times, servings, meal, and vegan flag in 
one screen.

[⌊Recipes get their own menu and list in wp-admin.⌉⌊Recipes get their own menu and
list in wp-admin.⌉[

Recipes get their own menu and list in wp-admin.

[⌊The Recipe Meta block - set times, servings, meal, and colours right in the block
editor.⌉⌊The Recipe Meta block - set times, servings, meal, and colours right in
the block editor.⌉[

The Recipe Meta block – set times, servings, meal, and colours right in the block
editor.

[⌊Blocks and patterns for recipes, available anywhere in the Site Editor.⌉⌊Blocks
and patterns for recipes, available anywhere in the Site Editor.⌉[

Blocks and patterns for recipes, available anywhere in the Site Editor.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 2 blocks.

 *   Lwn Recipe Meta Controls the recipe meta including the preparation time, cook
   time, overall time, and other recipe details.
 *   Lwn Recipe Notes Add Note to Recipe Page

## Installation

 1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu, and click “Add
    New.”
 2. Search for “LWN Recipe” and click “Install Now.”
 3. Activate the plugin.
 4. Go to Recipes  Settings to pick your recipe page design.
 5. Go to Recipes  Add New Recipe to publish your first recipe.

## FAQ

### How do I add a recipe?

Go to Recipes  Add New Recipe in your WordPress admin sidebar. Fill in the title,
description, ingredients, steps, and recipe details (prep/cook time, servings, meal
type, vegan), then publish.

### How do I change how my recipe pages look?

Go to Recipes  Settings and pick a design from the “Recipe Page Style” dropdown.
There are 5 to choose from, and you can switch anytime – all your existing recipes
update automatically.

### Will my recipes show up in Google search results with stars and photos?

LWN Recipe automatically outputs the Recipe schema.org markup Google looks for. 
Whether Google actually displays rich results depends on Google’s own indexing and
quality guidelines, but the structured data is generated correctly out of the box.

### Where do I see all my recipes on the frontend?

Your recipe archive is available at yourdomain.com/recipe automatically.

### Does this work with my theme?

Yes. LWN Recipe works with both classic PHP-based themes and modern block themes(
Full Site Editing), and renders your theme’s actual header and footer either way.

### Can I use the block editor instead of the classic fields?

Yes. The “Recipe Meta” block gives you the same fields (prep/cook time, servings,
vegan, meal) with block editor-native controls, including color customization. Use
either the classic fields or the block – not both on the same recipe, to avoid conflicting
edits.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“LWN Recipe” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Nawras92 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nawras92/)

[Translate “LWN Recipe” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/lwn-recipe)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lwn-recipe/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/lwn-recipe/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lwn-recipe/) by 
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lwn-recipe/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 2.2.0

 * Add 5 selectable recipe page designs (Card, Editorial, Recipe Card, Split Screen,
   Timeline) with a new style picker in Recipes  Settings.
 * Add a customizable badge text setting (rename or hide the “Free” badge shown 
   on recipe pages).
 * Render the theme’s real header/footer on block themes (previously showed no site
   header/nav at all).
 * Fix the classic metabox and Recipe Meta block writing to different, conflicting
   meta keys.
 * Fix the settings page link and stylesheet after moving it under the Recipes menu.
 * Resolve all WordPress.org Plugin Check errors and warnings (output escaping, 
   input sanitization, direct file access protection, translation issues).

#### 2.1.0

 * Add automatic Recipe schema.org / JSON-LD markup for Google rich results.
 * Fix the recipe editing screen, custom templates, and widgets not loading.
 * Fix recipe data not being consistent between the classic editor and blocks.
 * Various security and translation fixes.

#### 2.0.0

 * Add Block Theme Support.

#### 1.0.0

 * First version of the plugin.

## Meta

 *  Version **2.2.0**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.7**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lwn-recipe/)
 * Tags
 * [food blog](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/food-blog/)[recipe cards](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/recipe-cards/)
   [recipe schema](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/recipe-schema/)[recipes](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/recipes/)
   [seo](https://pap-cw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)
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## Contributors

 *   [ Nawras92 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nawras92/)

## Support

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